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omar villafranca, cbs news, lafayette, louisiana. >> police say howser was estranged from his family and had no significant run-ins with the law in more than a decade. >>> the man suspected of killing hayward police sergeant scott lunger will be in court in less than two hours. police just released the booking photo of 21-year-old mark estrada of oakland. he was booked into santa rita jail last night on suspicion of murder. now estrada is accused of gunning down the officer during a traffic stop early wednesday morning. investigators say estrada was shot while trying to run from the shooting scene by lunger's partner. hayward police released surveillance video saying they need the public's help in identifying this car. the four-door sedan with chrome rims was spotted shortly after the shooting. it was seen near 107th and beverly avenue in oakland near the suspect's home. >> we don't know hot driver is. we want -- but we're looking for that driver. this is just a piece of information we developed to talk about what the person knows. >> a viewing will be at the chapel of the chimes in
omar villafranca, cbs news, lafayette, louisiana. >> police say howser was estranged from his family and had no significant run-ins with the law in more than a decade. >>> the man suspected of killing hayward police sergeant scott lunger will be in court in less than two hours. police just released the booking photo of 21-year-old mark estrada of oakland. he was booked into santa rita jail last night on suspicion of murder. now estrada is accused of gunning down the officer...
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omar villafranca, cbs news, dallas. >> pelley: steve hartman "on the road" is still ahead, but next, a city that rarely gets snow will host the winter olympics. people with type 2 diabetes come from all walks of life. if you have high blood sugar, ask your doctor about farxiga. it's a different kind of medicine that works by removing some sugar from your body. along with diet and exercise, farxiga helps lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. with one pill a day, farxiga helps lower your a1c. and, although it's not a weight-loss or blood-pressure drug, farxiga may help you lose weight and may even lower blood pressure when used with certain diabetes medicines. do not take if allergic to farxiga or its ingredients. symptoms of a serious allergic reaction include rash, swelling, or difficulty breathing or swallowing. if you have any of these symptoms, stop taking farxiga and seek medical help right away. do not take farxiga if you have severe kidney problems, are on dialysis, or have bladder cancer. tell your doctor right away if you have blood or red color in your urine or p
omar villafranca, cbs news, dallas. >> pelley: steve hartman "on the road" is still ahead, but next, a city that rarely gets snow will host the winter olympics. people with type 2 diabetes come from all walks of life. if you have high blood sugar, ask your doctor about farxiga. it's a different kind of medicine that works by removing some sugar from your body. along with diet and exercise, farxiga helps lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. with one pill a day,...
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omar villafranca has more from lafayette. >> reporter: a state police bomb squad was called to the scene of the nadir after they hit on a backpack and other suspected items in the gunman's car. the police evacuated the area and warned people nearby they would hear explosions. >> out of an abundance of precaution we wanted to make sure there were no devices. we did blow up a package, a suspicious package. no explosive devices were found. >> reporter: law enforcement officials say the shoot irwas a 58-year-old white male who acted alone thursday night when he opened fire on moviegoers at random before turning the gun on himself. >> we saw a lady with blood all over her leg. i just grabbed my child. i mean we all ran. >> how does this kind of thing keep happening. >> reporter: louisiana governor bobby jindal visited two at a local hospital. among the injured, two wounded teachers. >> despite being injured the school teacher was able to pull a fire alarm. >> reporter: officials say about 100 people were there to see the amy schumer comedy "train wreck." following the incident schumer wrote,
omar villafranca has more from lafayette. >> reporter: a state police bomb squad was called to the scene of the nadir after they hit on a backpack and other suspected items in the gunman's car. the police evacuated the area and warned people nearby they would hear explosions. >> out of an abundance of precaution we wanted to make sure there were no devices. we did blow up a package, a suspicious package. no explosive devices were found. >> reporter: law enforcement officials...
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omar villafranca is in columbia. [cheering and applause] >> reporter: as thousands cheered them on, the south carolina state honor guard marched solemnly toward thinge flagpole, then lowered and rolled the historic flag with military precision. tangee brice-jones showed up at 6:00 a.m. to get a front-row seat. how does it feel to be a south carolinian today? >> today, south carolina! >> watching that flag come down felt like a huge weight was lifted off the state. >> reporter: governor nikki haley presided over the ceremony surrounded by lawmakers and family members of the emanuel nine. >> this statehouse belongs to everybody in south carolina. and nobody should drive by the stowtion and think they don't belong, and no one should drive by and feel pain. that was the difference. we needed to take away a symbol that was causing people pain. >> reporter: within a few hours, a crane had taken down the flagpole and the surrounding fence. some could not let go. >> what they're doing against anything that has to do with con
omar villafranca is in columbia. [cheering and applause] >> reporter: as thousands cheered them on, the south carolina state honor guard marched solemnly toward thinge flagpole, then lowered and rolled the historic flag with military precision. tangee brice-jones showed up at 6:00 a.m. to get a front-row seat. how does it feel to be a south carolinian today? >> today, south carolina! >> watching that flag come down felt like a huge weight was lifted off the state. >>...
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omar villafranca is following this. >> joaquin guzman's cell measured 60 square feet so prison guards were used to seeing him pace back and forth until one day mexico's most notorious prisoner walked to his shower and vanished. guzman slipped through two-foot hole cut into the shower just out of sight of the surveillance cameras. he dropped into a ventilated tunnel tall enough for a man nicknamed "shorty" to stand up straight. there was even a moat cycle to speed him away until he climbed out almost a mile south of a prison into a half-built home. it was an elaborate ruse. the work crews weren't building anything. they were digging the drug warlord out. his escape was a hunting blow that swept from mexico to the streets of chicago. guzman's sinaloa cartel has been responsible for waves of drug-related violence. joseph ways is with chicago's crime commission. >> the reason we're here is to voice our extreme displeasure at the mexican authorities that allowed for the escape of one of the most dangerous criminals in the world. >> reporter: but in el chap yes's hometown, many seem support
omar villafranca is following this. >> joaquin guzman's cell measured 60 square feet so prison guards were used to seeing him pace back and forth until one day mexico's most notorious prisoner walked to his shower and vanished. guzman slipped through two-foot hole cut into the shower just out of sight of the surveillance cameras. he dropped into a ventilated tunnel tall enough for a man nicknamed "shorty" to stand up straight. there was even a moat cycle to speed him away until...
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as cbs reporter omar villafranca tells us, authorities are now trying to figure out what led a man to open fire on movie-goers before taking his own life. >>> reporter: a state police bomb squad was called to the scene outside the grand theater after k-9s hit on a backpack and other items in the suspected gunman's car. police evacuated the area and warned people nearby they would hear explosions. >> out of an abundance of caution we wanted to make sure there were no devices. we did blow up a package, a suspicious package. no explosive devices were found. >> reporter: law enforcement officials say the shooter is a 58-year-old white male who acted alone thursday night when opened fire on movie-goers at random before turning his gun on himself. >> he is standing up just shooting at the whole crowd for who knows what. >> reporter: officials say about 100 people were there to see the amy schumer comedy, "trainwreck." omar villafranca, cbs news, lafayette. >> the man suspected of killing hayward police sergeant scott lunger is in court today. mark estrada from oakland is in jail where he wa
as cbs reporter omar villafranca tells us, authorities are now trying to figure out what led a man to open fire on movie-goers before taking his own life. >>> reporter: a state police bomb squad was called to the scene outside the grand theater after k-9s hit on a backpack and other items in the suspected gunman's car. police evacuated the area and warned people nearby they would hear explosions. >> out of an abundance of caution we wanted to make sure there were no devices. we...
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jim, one of those victims is a man in his 80s with five gunshot wounds. >> axelrod: omar villafranca thank you. reporter david begnaud is from, lafayette, louisiana, and today, he spoke to the lead detective on the case. >> it was a time where you saw the worst that a human being could do and the best, all in the same room. >> reporter: lafayette police detective david begnaud was one of the first on scene thursday night. as you're approaching the door are there moviegoers running out? the entire parking lot was full of people. >> reporter: begnaud raced around the side of the building to the exit door for theater 14. how quickly do you see the gunman? >> immediately. >> reporter: and he's deceased? >> he's deceased. you could tell he suffered a gunshot wound to the head. the gun was lying directly in front of him. >> reporter: once you realize the gunman is dead, what do you see in the theater? >> i see extraordinary things. i see courage and heroism. i see terror. i see our officers tending to the victims. i heard people crying in pain asking for help. one of the injured guys i rem
jim, one of those victims is a man in his 80s with five gunshot wounds. >> axelrod: omar villafranca thank you. reporter david begnaud is from, lafayette, louisiana, and today, he spoke to the lead detective on the case. >> it was a time where you saw the worst that a human being could do and the best, all in the same room. >> reporter: lafayette police detective david begnaud was one of the first on scene thursday night. as you're approaching the door are there moviegoers...
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we have two reports beginning with omar villafranca. >> reporter: when 28-year-old sandra bland was placed into cell 95 at the waller county jail, there is now evidence her guards knew she had attempted suicide before. according to the sheriff's office, on a jail intake form, she checked yes when asked whether she had tried to kill herself in the last year. surveillance video from the jail shows guards violated policy by not doing an in-person check on bland hourly, including the morning she was found dead in her cell. police say she hanged herself from a partition using a plastic bag from the garbage can. cannon lambert is the family attorney. >> this family has no evidence that that is the case. none. we know for a certainty that when she went into that jail, she was ecstatic. >> reporter: her family says after watching the dash cam video of her traffic stop, she should never have been arrested in the first place. >> you seem very irritated. >> reporter: the video shows the routine traffic stop escalating quickly after texas trooper brian encinia tells her to put out her cigarette. >> i'
we have two reports beginning with omar villafranca. >> reporter: when 28-year-old sandra bland was placed into cell 95 at the waller county jail, there is now evidence her guards knew she had attempted suicide before. according to the sheriff's office, on a jail intake form, she checked yes when asked whether she had tried to kill herself in the last year. surveillance video from the jail shows guards violated policy by not doing an in-person check on bland hourly, including the morning...
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scott, it likely won't go on display until next year. >> pelley: omar villafranca for us tonight. omar, thank you. today, the defense attorneys in the colorado movie massacre case wrapped up their defense. they're trying to save the life of the man who killed 12 people and injured 70 by proving that he was insane. barry petersen is at the courthouse tonight. barry? >> reporter: well, scott, the defense ended with a bit of show-and-tell, a video of james holmes in a jail cell in november of 2012 about four months after the shooting. in it, he can be seen standing. then, he runs head-first into a wall. all this to reinforce the contention that holmes had a psychosis that prevented him from knowing right from wrong. not knowing right from wrong in colorado is what gets a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity. just having a mental illness even a severe one, is not enough. after closing arguments, the jury begins its deliberations wednesday morning, and, scott, if they find him guilty, everyone, including the jury goes right back to work to decide if he gets life in prison or dea
scott, it likely won't go on display until next year. >> pelley: omar villafranca for us tonight. omar, thank you. today, the defense attorneys in the colorado movie massacre case wrapped up their defense. they're trying to save the life of the man who killed 12 people and injured 70 by proving that he was insane. barry petersen is at the courthouse tonight. barry? >> reporter: well, scott, the defense ended with a bit of show-and-tell, a video of james holmes in a jail cell in...
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omar villafranca is there with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.lice tell me the shooter had a criminal history but they're not yet releasing his name. those inside the thart said the shooter was sitting in a row by himself when he stoot upnd a start firing into a crowd just about 20 minutes into the movie. >> we heard two big bangs. we weren't sure what it was at first. and then a third one happe like five more from there on. random shots from anywhere. that's when we freaked out and jumped and ran away. er in the lobby buying popcorn and what not just froze. i think everyone was in shock. >> louisiana governor bobby jindal came to the nadirs. he called last night. an awful moment. the fbi and atf are helping local authorities with the investigation. >> thank you so much. right now it's time to check some of this morning's o'headlines. "usa today" says the veterans health administration has 41,000 vacancies. the lack of fully staffed hospitals is contributing to delays in veterans getting veteran care. >> the online retailer posted a $92 million p
omar villafranca is there with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.lice tell me the shooter had a criminal history but they're not yet releasing his name. those inside the thart said the shooter was sitting in a row by himself when he stoot upnd a start firing into a crowd just about 20 minutes into the movie. >> we heard two big bangs. we weren't sure what it was at first. and then a third one happe like five more from there on. random shots from anywhere. that's when we...
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omar villafranca has the latest from lore texas. >> reporter: mexican's interior minister said joaquinman likely had help making his escape. mexican police say guzman went into the shower saturday night and snaked his way into a 2 by 2 foot opening in the floor. then he used a ladder to climb down into an elaborate 5 foot tall tufnle built 30 -- tunnel built 30 feet underground that led to a construction site about a mile south of the prison. >> the likelihood of him being captured again is hard to predict glrks james den kins is one of the -- denkins is one the americans who helped capture him. >> he keeps learning from the mistakes he's made so he'll be even smarter and even a well trained escape artist that he is. >> reporter: web county -- the webb county sheriff says the escape would not have happened if guzman was in u.s. hands. >> he will not have the privileges he had back in mexico. he's going to be contained, well contained here in the u.s. side. >> reporter: u.s. officials made a play to extradite guzman after he was captured in 2014. he faces indictments in at least seven a
omar villafranca has the latest from lore texas. >> reporter: mexican's interior minister said joaquinman likely had help making his escape. mexican police say guzman went into the shower saturday night and snaked his way into a 2 by 2 foot opening in the floor. then he used a ladder to climb down into an elaborate 5 foot tall tufnle built 30 -- tunnel built 30 feet underground that led to a construction site about a mile south of the prison. >> the likelihood of him being captured...
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omar villafranca, cbs news lafayette. >> we'll have the latest on the shooting coming up later this morning. the lafayette shooting comes three years after james holmes oepd fire in a suburban denver theater killing 12. yesterday the jury decided his actions were cruel enough to come up with the death penalty. the sentencing phase of his trial could last up to a month. >>> two federal inspectors general are reportedly asking the justice didn't to open a criminal investigation of hillary clinton. at issue is whether clinton handled sensitive information on her private e-mail account when she was secretary of state. "the new york times" says they believe clinton's accounts contained hundreds of classified e-mails. she has said there were none. the justice didn't has not decided if it will open an investigation. he was there to talk about immigration, a subject that's key to his campaign saying mexico is sending its criminals across the border. john champion reports from laredo. >> reporter: donald trump entered thursday to talk about immigration and border control dhichld not walk back his co
omar villafranca, cbs news lafayette. >> we'll have the latest on the shooting coming up later this morning. the lafayette shooting comes three years after james holmes oepd fire in a suburban denver theater killing 12. yesterday the jury decided his actions were cruel enough to come up with the death penalty. the sentencing phase of his trial could last up to a month. >>> two federal inspectors general are reportedly asking the justice didn't to open a criminal investigation of...
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omar villafranca for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> fall out continues for embattled comedian bill cosby hollywood studios theme park has removed his statue at the academy of television arts and sciences hall of fame plaza several months ago a petition called on disney to take it down. cosby has yet to comment on his bomb shell court admission he had obtained drugs with the intent of giving them to women with whom he wanted to have sex. >>> a runaway stroller carrying a child is caught on camera in australia. take a a look at this video from a sidney train station. that stroller rolled right on to the track and the child's grandfather quickly jumped down, got that stroller and 18 month-old out of the way just seconds before a train arrives. the little girl had some cuts and bruises but is expect to be okay. >>> pope francis is wrapping up the first part of his south american tour in ecuador and today thousands of people threw rose pedals at the pontiff as he passed by in the pope noble. earlier he visited a nursing home and met clergy members there next stop is bolivia and this visit had
omar villafranca for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> fall out continues for embattled comedian bill cosby hollywood studios theme park has removed his statue at the academy of television arts and sciences hall of fame plaza several months ago a petition called on disney to take it down. cosby has yet to comment on his bomb shell court admission he had obtained drugs with the intent of giving them to women with whom he wanted to have sex. >>> a runaway stroller carrying...
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omar villafranca, cbs news monks corner south carolina. >>> the house will begin debating today on removing a confederate flag on the grounlds. they invited a colleague of clementa pinckney to the senate floor. >>> dylann roof faces three counts of attempted murder. he already faced nine counts for the attack last month. >>> and coming up on the "morning news," subway scandal. famed spokesman jared is fired. >>> this is the "cbs morning news." . ugh! rough around the edges. ugh... greaseball... oh! dan n. oikos tasty and healthy. and if i don't love it, it's free? could be the perfect snack! dannon oikos greek nonfat yogurt is creamy and delicious and has 12g of protein and 0 fat. i think i found the perfect snack! seriously, you'll love snacking on dannon oikos or it's free! mmm dannon. your baby's chubby little hand latches onto your finger so hard it's like she's saying i love you. that's why aveeno's oat formula is designed for your baby's sensitive skin. aveeno®. naturally beautiful babies. if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. isn't it time to let the real you shine through
omar villafranca, cbs news monks corner south carolina. >>> the house will begin debating today on removing a confederate flag on the grounlds. they invited a colleague of clementa pinckney to the senate floor. >>> dylann roof faces three counts of attempted murder. he already faced nine counts for the attack last month. >>> and coming up on the "morning news," subway scandal. famed spokesman jared is fired. >>> this is the "cbs morning...
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omar villafranca is following the investigation. omar?the search continues behind me for the two people in the cessna that collided with that f-16 fighter jet this morning. the crash happened just after 11:00 and sent debris from both planes raining down on to a swampy part of south carolina 25 miles north of charleston. pictures from the crash scene show one of the jet engines resting near a mobile home. the jet was from nearby shaw air force base and was on a training mission when it broadsided the cessna at between 2,000 and 3,000 feet. the pilot major aaron johnson who has 1,500 hours of flight time and is considered highly experience was able to eject without any major injuries. the names of the two victims on that cessna have not been released, and, scott, the national transportation safety board is expected to take over the investigation when they get here tomorrow. >> pelley: omar, thank you. tonight conditions are still too dangerous to recover the body of a hiker who was killed when an ice cave collapsed yesterday in northern wa
omar villafranca is following the investigation. omar?the search continues behind me for the two people in the cessna that collided with that f-16 fighter jet this morning. the crash happened just after 11:00 and sent debris from both planes raining down on to a swampy part of south carolina 25 miles north of charleston. pictures from the crash scene show one of the jet engines resting near a mobile home. the jet was from nearby shaw air force base and was on a training mission when it...
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guzman broke out of a maximum security prison in mexico saturday for the second time, omar villafranca on how the kingpin did it this time. >> reporter: this small 2-foot wide hole in the ground was the exit guzman used for his great escape. just before 9 p.m. saturday he stepped into the shower in his maximum security cell and never came out. according to mexican police, he climbed down a 30-foot ladder to enter a 5-foot tall escape tunnel complete with lighting and ventilation and a motorcycle on rails to carry digging equipment. it extended about a mile to a construction site south of the prison. >> when i heard the news, i was quite frankly shocked but yet not surprised. >> reporter: the former head of homeland security investigation was one of the americans who helped capture guzman february last year. >> while they have a lot of information about him, he also knows what information they have about him. so they're back to the drawing board and starting from scratch in many ways. >> reporter: guzman's sinaloa cartel is the largest in mexico worth about $3 billion. it controls almos
guzman broke out of a maximum security prison in mexico saturday for the second time, omar villafranca on how the kingpin did it this time. >> reporter: this small 2-foot wide hole in the ground was the exit guzman used for his great escape. just before 9 p.m. saturday he stepped into the shower in his maximum security cell and never came out. according to mexican police, he climbed down a 30-foot ladder to enter a 5-foot tall escape tunnel complete with lighting and ventilation and a...
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omar villafranca, cbs news, hemp stead texas. >> a fast-moving wild fire in nap a county, walt california has burned more than six of thousand acres, forced residents and cam pearls in the area to evacuate. the fires burning near northern california's lake. officials say that it is only 5% contained, and threatening some 200 homes at this hour. it started after a car accident caused a small fire to spread to dry brush along the highway. >> international space station has new faces aboard this afternoon, the space capsule caring a russian and american and a japanese docked smoothly with the international space station overnight. the arrival of this latest crew bridges the space station back to a full six-member crew, for the first time in six weeks. the astronaut will spend five months aboard the station. >> donald trump goes to the u.s. border with mexico today to bring even more attention to the issue of illegal immigration. >> trump's war of words had the republican party establishment upset. correspondent craig boswell with the latest. >> reporter: donald trump plans to get first-hand
omar villafranca, cbs news, hemp stead texas. >> a fast-moving wild fire in nap a county, walt california has burned more than six of thousand acres, forced residents and cam pearls in the area to evacuate. the fires burning near northern california's lake. officials say that it is only 5% contained, and threatening some 200 homes at this hour. it started after a car accident caused a small fire to spread to dry brush along the highway. >> international space station has new faces...
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omar villafranca begins our coverage from lafayette. >> tense moments outside the grand 16 theater.ple scrambled to escape the rampage. >> a crowd of people were trying to get out. >> reporter: lucas knepper was sitting in the second-to-last row of the ambassador screening room, six to eight inches away from theÑit( shooter. did he sayÑi anything? >> nothing at all. he just stood up and was shooting, blank stare. not at anyone in particular just the crowd. >> reporter: as "trainwreck" played on the screen police say 59-year-old john houser fire department twice hitting two people directly in front of him and randomly at least tenÑi more times. >> you could see theÑi reflecting from the movie and the flash coming from the chamber. it was awful. >> reporter: two teachers are credited for saving lives, onexd shot in the leg pulled a fire alarm to clear the complex and call in police quickly. people carried some of the wounded to an ambulance while others lay on the ground waiting for help to arrive. witnesses say houser tried to blend into the crowd but went back inside the theater onc
omar villafranca begins our coverage from lafayette. >> tense moments outside the grand 16 theater.ple scrambled to escape the rampage. >> a crowd of people were trying to get out. >> reporter: lucas knepper was sitting in the second-to-last row of the ambassador screening room, six to eight inches away from theÑit( shooter. did he sayÑi anything? >> nothing at all. he just stood up and was shooting, blank stare. not at anyone in particular just the crowd. >>...
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omar villafranca is in columbia. >> reporter: with the stroke of a pen south carolina governor nikki haley made history. >> i'm proud to say that the bill has been signed. >> reporter: she was surrounded by former south carolina governors and by the families of the emmanuel 9, crediting those who died and their loved ones with paving the road to forgiveness that brought the state together. >> the action of nine individuals laid out this long chain of events that forever showed the state of south carolina what love and forgiveness looks like. >> reporter: the victory wasn't easy. for weeks outside the state house there were heated demonstrations on both sides. >> you can't tell me nothing about that flag. >> reporter: and inside deliberations were at times contentious. representative mike pitts lead the charge. >> history's not always pleasant. history's not always roses. but it's our history. it's our collective history. >> reporter: representative jenny horne of charleston, a defendant of confederate president jefferson davis made an emotional plea to rally her colleagues. >> it's a
omar villafranca is in columbia. >> reporter: with the stroke of a pen south carolina governor nikki haley made history. >> i'm proud to say that the bill has been signed. >> reporter: she was surrounded by former south carolina governors and by the families of the emmanuel 9, crediting those who died and their loved ones with paving the road to forgiveness that brought the state together. >> the action of nine individuals laid out this long chain of events that forever...
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tonight, cbs reporter omar villafranca shows us how a drug lord made his great escape. >> reporter: joaquin guzman's cell measured 60 square feet, so prison guards were used to seeing him pace back and forth until one day, he walked to his shower and vanished. guzman slipped through a two foot hole cut into the shower just out of sight of the surveillance cameras. he dropped into a ventilated tunnel tall enough for a man nicknamed shorty to stand up straight. there was even a motorcycle to speed him abay until he climbed out almost a mile south of the prison into a half built home. it was an elaborate ruse. the work crews weren't building anything. they were bigging the drug war lord out. >> the last time he broke out of prison, he was on the run for 13 years. >>> all right, take a look at this. no. it is not a country road. this is oakland. the city is spending a fortune on potholes so why does one neighborhood still look like this? >> would you want to eat salmon with something crawling in it? wait until you hear what one costco employee told us tonight. >> and, it is going to be a long s
tonight, cbs reporter omar villafranca shows us how a drug lord made his great escape. >> reporter: joaquin guzman's cell measured 60 square feet, so prison guards were used to seeing him pace back and forth until one day, he walked to his shower and vanished. guzman slipped through a two foot hole cut into the shower just out of sight of the surveillance cameras. he dropped into a ventilated tunnel tall enough for a man nicknamed shorty to stand up straight. there was even a motorcycle...
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>> omar villafranca in columbia south carolina. thank you, omar. >>> negotiators of greece are in brussels this morning. the greek prime minister won the backing of parliament for a reform plan that calls for higher taxes and deeper pension cut bus he faces a rebellion in his own party. jonathan vigliotti is in london. good morning, jonathan. >> good morning. greece's prime minister admitting today to making major mistakes during the negotiation process with international creditors. he called the talks a mine field and said the latest bailout proposal was the only way of survival. prime minister alexis tsipras said yes to a reform package many consider identical to the one he said no to last week. in a saturday morning vote tsipras convinced them to seek approval. 251 voted in favor 367892 against the package which calls for higher taxes and spending cuts. many of those who voted no were part of tsipras's left party. it comes less than a week after they imposed similar reforms. yesterday they called on lawmakers to reject the measu
>> omar villafranca in columbia south carolina. thank you, omar. >>> negotiators of greece are in brussels this morning. the greek prime minister won the backing of parliament for a reform plan that calls for higher taxes and deeper pension cut bus he faces a rebellion in his own party. jonathan vigliotti is in london. good morning, jonathan. >> good morning. greece's prime minister admitting today to making major mistakes during the negotiation process with international...
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omar villafranca is in columbia. >> one by one a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers stood up in support of a bill to take down the confederate battle flag from the grounds of the south carolina state house. >> it not about heritage. it is to the about hate. it is about how to heal wounds. but it needs to be just that. part of our history. it isn't part of our future. >> reporter: three republican senators fought to keep the flag in place. >> cuz i believe that we're placing the blame of what one deranged lunatic did on people that hold their southern heritage high. and i don't think that is fair. >> i abhor the misappropriation of my great great granddaddy's flag. that won't change history. movinged flag won't change history. >> you just don't want to know the truth. >> reporter: tempers flared outside the state house as residents awaited the result of the state senate debate. >> today this flag here means slavery. >> william cheek a confederate supporter wants it to stay. >> it is just part of our history it has nothing to do with hate. >> james johnson of the national action network h
omar villafranca is in columbia. >> one by one a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers stood up in support of a bill to take down the confederate battle flag from the grounds of the south carolina state house. >> it not about heritage. it is to the about hate. it is about how to heal wounds. but it needs to be just that. part of our history. it isn't part of our future. >> reporter: three republican senators fought to keep the flag in place. >> cuz i believe that we're...
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here's omar villafranca. >> this small two-foot-wide hole in the ground was the exit guzman used for his great escape. just before 9:00 p.m. saturday, he stepped into the shower in his maximum security cell and never came out. according to mexican police, he climbed down a 30-foot ladder to enter a five-foot-tall escape tunnel complete with lighting and ventilation and a motorcycle on rails to carry digging equipment. it extended about a mile to a construction site south of the prison. >> when i heard the news, i was quite frankly shocked but yet not surprised. >> >> reporter: james din kin former head of hiewrlt investigations, is one of the americans who helped capture guzman in february of last year. >> while they have a lot of information about him, he also knows what information they have about him. so they're back to the drawing board and starting from scratch in many ways. >> reporter: guzman's sinaloa cartel is the largest in mexico, worth about $3 billion. it controls almost half of the illegal drugs flowing from mexico to america from marijuana and cocaine to heroin and met
here's omar villafranca. >> this small two-foot-wide hole in the ground was the exit guzman used for his great escape. just before 9:00 p.m. saturday, he stepped into the shower in his maximum security cell and never came out. according to mexican police, he climbed down a 30-foot ladder to enter a five-foot-tall escape tunnel complete with lighting and ventilation and a motorcycle on rails to carry digging equipment. it extended about a mile to a construction site south of the prison....
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omar villafranca is at the scene in maryville. >> reporter: the train travel swg 57 cars, derailed and one car caught fire just before midnight. >> reporter: the derailed car was carrying add conclude, a hazardous material used in the making of plastics. marian o'briant is with the blunt county sheriff's department. >> we learned pretty quickly that there was a highly flammable and toxic substance on the car that derailed. the fire and the way the wind of blow that we had to get people out of there. >> reporter: exposure to the fumes can cause headation headation dizziness and rapid heartbeat. plumes of noxious smokes crept into nearby maryville. crews raced to evacuate 5,000 residents in the middle of the night. manuel toledo woke up to a man pounding on his door. >> he had this, like, cover on it. it looked like-- you know, like he was in an "e.t." movie or something. he just this had big thing on his face with oxygen connected to it. so it was-- yeah, it was pretty scary. it freaked us out. >> sir can i help you? >> reporter: the company who owns the train c.s.x., s an outreach cent
omar villafranca is at the scene in maryville. >> reporter: the train travel swg 57 cars, derailed and one car caught fire just before midnight. >> reporter: the derailed car was carrying add conclude, a hazardous material used in the making of plastics. marian o'briant is with the blunt county sheriff's department. >> we learned pretty quickly that there was a highly flammable and toxic substance on the car that derailed. the fire and the way the wind of blow that we had to...
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omar villafranca is following the investigation. >> reporter: the autopsy pictures show sandra bland's back and this image of her left forearm with multiple scars and scabs. waller county assistant district attorney warren depraam: >> these roughly 30 cut marks were both in a state of scarring and scabbing, indicating that they may have been placed on her body roughly two to four weeks prior to her incarceration. >> reporter: this photo shows scrapes on bland's back. doctors say they could have occurred during her arrest. some images are too graphic to show, but this close-up of her neck appears to show a clean line consistent with a suicide. >> the cause of death was hanging. the manner of death was a suicide. the evidence that we've reviewed up to this point supports those findings. >> reporter: investigators also revealed that preliminary toxicology reports show bland had marijuana in her system at the time of her death. >> it may be relevant as to her state of mind to determine what happened on the street. it may be relevant to her state of mind to determine how or why she committe
omar villafranca is following the investigation. >> reporter: the autopsy pictures show sandra bland's back and this image of her left forearm with multiple scars and scabs. waller county assistant district attorney warren depraam: >> these roughly 30 cut marks were both in a state of scarring and scabbing, indicating that they may have been placed on her body roughly two to four weeks prior to her incarceration. >> reporter: this photo shows scrapes on bland's back. doctors...